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Harvard Law School Events - 4 views

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Chris Dede on 31 Jan 12

Lecture on engagement and motivation of creative professionals

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Harnessing Gaming for the Classroom - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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An interesting article that discusses the highlights of the Learning Without Frontiers conference, which took place in London last week. One such highlight--a professor of neuroscience at Bristol University addressing the neuroscience behind engagement with video and computer games.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An interesting article that discusses the highlights of the Learning Without Frontiers conference, which took place in London last week. One such highlight--a professor of neuroscience at Bristol University addressing the neuroscience behind engagement with video and computer games.</div>

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Apple and the Digital Textbook Counter-Revolution - 3 views

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Leslie Lieman on 28 Jan 12

I am posting two articles: 1) Apple's recent announcement about getting into digital textbooks (article/link below) and 2) the criticism (this link) by Hack Education blogger Audrey Watters. Education needs to rethink the need for textbooks altogether. Digitizing them is not the answer. She states, "You can disassemble, reassemble, unbundle, disrupt, destroy the textbook. It is truly an irrelevant format."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I am posting two articles: 1) Apple's recent announcement about getting into digital textbooks (article/link below) and 2) the criticism (this link) by Hack Education blogger Audrey Watters. Education needs to rethink the need for textbooks altogether. Digitizing them is not the answer. She states, "You can disassemble, reassemble, unbundle, disrupt, destroy the textbook. It is truly an irrelevant format."</div>

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Emily Lovell on 30 Jan 12

I thought it was interesting to read Watters's criticism of Apple's textbook plans, although I also thought it felt pretty one-sided. I do have reservations about how Apple is going about this (expecting everyone to own an iPad, requiring textbook authors to surrender rights, etc.) - but I don't think that the overall idea is so unbearable. Digitized textbooks offer many affordances compared to what we're stuck with currently (textbooks that are outdated, heavy, expensive, and limited by static content). Of course, theoretically we could do without textbooks, as Watters suggests in her criticism... but I'm not yet convinced of this in a practical, realistic sense. I suspect that the resources required to realize textbook-free classrooms are beyond what most schools and teachers have access to. (I also realize that iPads are not cheap! But if digitized textbooks were to become popular across a range of platforms, perhaps they would be more accessible to a broader demographic... and it's not as if physical textbooks are cheap either.)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I thought it was interesting to read Watters's criticism of Apple's textbook plans, although I also thought it felt pretty one-sided. I do have reservations about how Apple is going about this (expecting everyone to own an iPad, requiring textbook authors to surrender rights, etc.) - but I don't think that the overall idea is so unbearable. Digitized textbooks offer many affordances compared to what we're stuck with currently (textbooks that are outdated, heavy, expensive, and limited by static content). Of course, theoretically we could do without textbooks, as Watters suggests in her criticism... but I'm not yet convinced of this in a practical, realistic sense. I suspect that the resources required to realize textbook-free classrooms are beyond what most schools and teachers have access to. (I also realize that iPads are not cheap! But if digitized textbooks were to become popular across a range of platforms, perhaps they would be more accessible to a broader demographic... and it's not as if physical textbooks are cheap either.)</div>

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Leslie Lieman on 30 Jan 12

Hi Emily - thanks for your thoughts! Bloggers (especially those who use the name Hack in their title) are going to be provocative (one-sided) in their writing... but it helps raise questions about standard practices. I too agree that eTextbooks or iBooks are going to be tremendously more engaging and up-to-date than the ones that weigh down kids bookbags. But now take a look at the other article I posted: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/flow-digital-textbooks that suggests how publishers are not open to new and niche ideas that might be incredibly beneficial to education. The publishing market has a hold on education. Is it possible that the textbooks will not be available across a range of platforms, but only on a few that the publishers agree to work with? Maybe it is time we push for a more open source model... that could also work towards digitizing textbooks... or would innovate other ways for students to access "textbook"" knowledge.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hi Emily - thanks for your thoughts! Bloggers (especially those who use the name Hack in their title) are going to be provocative (one-sided) in their writing... but it helps raise questions about standard practices. I too agree that eTextbooks or iBooks are going to be tremendously more engaging and up-to-date than the ones that weigh down kids bookbags. But now take a look at the other article I posted: <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/flow-digital-textbooks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/flow-digital-textbooks</a> that suggests how publishers are not open to new and niche ideas that might be incredibly beneficial to education. The publishing market has a hold on education. Is it possible that the textbooks will not be available across a range of platforms, but only on a few that the publishers agree to work with? Maybe it is time we push for a more open source model... that could also work towards digitizing textbooks... or would innovate other ways for students to access "textbook"" knowledge.</div>

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Emily Lovell on 30 Jan 12

Thanks for the nudge to read the other article that you posted as well! It was a nice counterpoint to Watters and the FLOW platform seems like a promising stab at digital textbooks from an open-source standpoint.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Thanks for the nudge to read the other article that you posted as well! It was a nice counterpoint to Watters and the FLOW platform seems like a promising stab at digital textbooks from an open-source standpoint.</div>

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DimensionU math games "Hey Kids. Play Fun Games and Earn Rewards, a weekly allowance!" - 0 views

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Off the heels of our class discussion on extrinsic motivation in paying students - The producers of this educational media have built in an "allowance pledge" for parents to pay their kids to play DimensionU's games.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Off the heels of our class discussion on extrinsic motivation in paying students - The producers of this educational media have built in an "allowance pledge" for parents to pay their kids to play DimensionU's games.</div>

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Autistic Kids Use Tech for Social Learning - 1 views

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Kiran Patwardhan on 30 Jan 12

Children with autism spectrum disorders enjoy screen time, underscoring an opportunity to use interactive devices to encourage social learning. Despite how much children who have autism enjoy the stimulation of a computer or mobile device, few engage in social media pursuits, such as emailing or chatting, researchers found.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Children with autism spectrum disorders enjoy screen time, underscoring an opportunity to use interactive devices to encourage social learning. Despite how much children who have autism enjoy the stimulation of a computer or mobile device, few engage in social media pursuits, such as emailing or chatting, researchers found.</div>

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Blogging as Therapy for Teenagers - Studied - 1 views

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Updating diary research to blogging. It seems blogging can be therapeutic for teens. More girls in the study than boys. Comments from readers seems to put some difficulties into perspective.

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Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School? - 2 views

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engagement money for grades

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Tracy Tan on 30 Jan 12

What we discussed in class today. The experiment in New York schools.

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Stanford Professor Gives Up Teaching Position, Hopes to Reach 500,000 Students at Onlin... - 1 views

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Will great professors start defecting to interactive media, where they could become media stars? I wonder how truly interactive or engaging this type of delivery is.

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A Parent's Struggle With a Child's iPad Addiction - 1 views

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ipad engagement motivation

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This is a blog about a mother's concern for her 6-year-old child's iPad addiction. I saw a similar experience when I visited my 3-year-old and 1-year-old nieces over break. They constantly asked for their mother's iPad and iPhone. It was shocking to see how they could navigate, select songs/videos, and yes, download apps! Moreover, they would spend hours playing with them. It's simply amazing to see how quickly a child can learn a particular piece of technology if they are engaged and motivated to use it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a blog about a mother's concern for her 6-year-old child's iPad addiction. I saw a similar experience when I visited my 3-year-old and 1-year-old nieces over break. They constantly asked for their mother's iPad and iPhone. It was shocking to see how they could navigate, select songs/videos, and yes, download apps! Moreover, they would spend hours playing with them. It's simply amazing to see how quickly a child can learn a particular piece of technology if they are engaged and motivated to use it.</div>

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Digital Textbooks Go Straight From Scientists to Students - 4 views

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Leslie Lieman on 29 Jan 12

An an interactive digital textbook powered by a student-created system called FLOW. "The Cachalot app, powered by FLOW, allows students to take notes, highlight text, tweet at content experts and perform Wolfram|Alpha searches without leaving the screen. (David Johnston/Cachalot)." Also interesting for T565ers about academic project turned down by publishing houses.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An an interactive digital textbook powered by a student-created system called FLOW. "The Cachalot app, powered by FLOW, allows students to take notes, highlight text, tweet at content experts and perform Wolfram|Alpha searches without leaving the screen. (David Johnston/Cachalot)." Also interesting for T565ers about academic project turned down by publishing houses.</div>

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The Partnership for 21st Century Skills - 1 views

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The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is the U.S. version of the site I mentioned below (atc21s)

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Assessment & Teaching of 21st-Century Skills - 1 views

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An excellent site featuring white papers and resources. The initiative is championed by Intel, Cisco, Microsoft, and involves the governments of Australia, Singapore, Finland and the States.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An excellent site featuring white papers and resources. The initiative is championed by Intel, Cisco, Microsoft, and involves the governments of Australia, Singapore, Finland and the States.</div>

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Other school districts also using iPads to help teach - 1 views

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cases teachers are using tablets instead of clipboards as they monitor student work, which saves them from inputting data into a computer later.
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"For one teacher to customize 25 different lessons, it's impossible," Sanders said. "With technology it makes that possible."
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Chris McEnroe on 29 Jan 12

More "ipads in education." There is also a point in her about customization for student needs which relates to UDL.

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Boomers, Gen-Xers, and Millennials: Understanding the New Students - 1 views

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This is an interesting article on how information technology has created the "new student." Largely due to technology, students are finding an imbalance between their expectations of a learning environment and what they are finding in college and university classrooms. This implication has begun to affect decisions concerning courses, curricula, programs and services.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is an interesting article on how information technology has created the "new student." Largely due to technology, students are finding an imbalance between their expectations of a learning environment and what they are finding in college and university classrooms. This implication has begun to affect decisions concerning courses, curricula, programs and services.</div>

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A Sharper Mind, Middle Age and Beyond - 1 views

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From a learning point of view, aging has its consolations, along with its detriments like loss of memory and quick math skills. Read this if you want a general perspective on research into the mature adult mind.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From a learning point of view, aging has its consolations, along with its detriments like loss of memory and quick math skills. Read this if you want a general perspective on research into the mature adult mind.</div>

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Education in the Information Age - Feb 1, 7pm | TechMedia Club - 4 views

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I know Gordon, and this should be an interesting talk...

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Live from Apple's education event at the Guggenheim - Apple 2.0 - Fortune Tech - 1 views

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Leslie Lieman on 28 Jan 12

I am posting two articles: 1) Apple's recent announcement (here) and 2) the criticism (above) by Hack Education blogger Audrey Watters This article is about Apple's announcement to "reinvent the textbook" around the iPad. "The message: it's going to be a lot easier in the future for publishers and educators to create a new generation of interactive textbooks."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I am posting two articles: 1) Apple's recent announcement (here) and 2) the criticism (above) by Hack Education blogger Audrey Watters This article is about Apple's announcement to "reinvent the textbook" around the iPad. "The message: it's going to be a lot easier in the future for publishers and educators to create a new generation of interactive textbooks."</div>

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Games and Culture - 0 views

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Leslie Lieman on 27 Jan 12

GAMES & CULTURE is a peer-reviewed journal published quarterly by Sage Publications. It includes theoretical and empirical research about games, culture and innovation using interactive media.

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Meet Your New PD Tool | Scholastic.com - 1 views

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twitter as a form of professional development

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Lenovo and NAF Team Up to Teach High School Students Mobile App Development - 1 views

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Chris McEnroe on 27 Jan 12

I think programs like this provide EMF while consequently teaching all important thinking skills.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I think programs like this provide EMF while consequently teaching all important thinking skills.</div>

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